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Nicholas Company Portfolio holdings

AUM $5.47B Turnover 6.8%
1-Year Est. Return 16.96%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+18.24%
1 Year Est. Return
+16.96%
3 Year Est. Return
+65.72%
5 Year Est. Return
+94.16%
10 Year Est. Return
+404.17%
AUM
$5.47B
AUM Growth
+$372M
Cap. Flow
-$222M
Cap. Flow %
-4.07%
Top 10 Hldgs %
27.56%
Holding
206
New
3
Increased
88
Reduced
78
Closed
11
Avg Time Held
6.6 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
3.1 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
3.3 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SYK icon
Stryker
SYK
+$16.5M
2
BSX icon
Boston Scientific
BSX
+$13.1M
3
AJG icon
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
+$8.64M
4
CTAS icon
Cintas
CTAS
+$7.81M
5
SNOW icon
Snowflake
SNOW
+$5.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SNY icon
Sanofi
SNY
+$60.4M
2
AMD icon
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
+$32M
3
LRCX icon
Lam Research
LRCX
+$27.9M
4
KLAC icon
KLA
KLAC
+$24.6M
5
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$18.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 35.88%
2 Consumer Discretionary 13.95%
3 Industrials 12.81%
4 Healthcare 12.4%
5 Financials 9.8%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
LRCX icon
26
Lam Research
LRCX
$359B
$69.2M 1.27%
159,717
-91,865
-37% -$27.9M
2022 Q2
16 quarters
SYK icon
27
Stryker
SYK
$108B
$68.3M 1.25%
216,873
+52,345
+32% +$16.5M
2023 Q3
11 quarters
SPGI icon
28
S&P Global
SPGI
$120B
$67.4M 1.23%
165,430
+40
+0% +$16.9K
2018 Q4
30 quarters
FAST icon
29
Fastenal
FAST
$59.7B
$67.3M 1.23%
1,400,863
+613
+0% +$27.8K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
V icon
30
Visa
V
$735B
$67.2M 1.23%
195,945
+70
+0% +$22.5K
2016 Q3
39 quarters
SBUX icon
31
Starbucks
SBUX
$106B
$66.1M 1.21%
646,490
-75
-0% -$7.55K
2014 Q4
46 quarters
JCI icon
32
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$92.3B
$64.3M 1.18%
440,030
– –
2025 Q3
3 quarters
KO icon
33
Coca-Cola
KO
$395B
$63.9M 1.17%
786,118
+305
+0% +$24.1K
2019 Q2
28 quarters
MA icon
34
Mastercard
MA
$528B
$62M 1.13%
120,785
+45
+0% +$22.4K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
SNPS icon
35
Synopsys
SNPS
$92B
$60.3M 1.1%
135,282
+80
+0.1% +$37.6K
2021 Q1
21 quarters
AON icon
36
Aon
AON
$58.4B
$60.1M 1.1%
181,267
+40
+0% +$12.9K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
NFLX icon
37
Netflix
NFLX
$294B
$57.4M 1.05%
803,360
+150
+0% +$13.2K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
MCD icon
38
McDonald's
MCD
$169B
$55.1M 1.01%
203,920
+1,715
+0.8% +$492K
2017 Q3
35 quarters
FTV icon
39
Fortive
FTV
$17.3B
$54.6M 1%
894,215
-145
-0% -$8.7K
2016 Q3
39 quarters
ICE icon
40
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$87.1B
$53.8M 0.98%
436,910
– –
2018 Q3
31 quarters
CTAS icon
41
Cintas
CTAS
$82.8B
$51.9M 0.95%
305,433
+45,195
+17% +$7.81M
2016 Q4
38 quarters
ITW icon
42
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$76.7B
$47.4M 0.87%
175,415
+135
+0.1% +$35K
2019 Q2
28 quarters
ALC icon
43
Alcon
ALC
$30.9B
$46.2M 0.84%
688,295
-115
-0% -$8.05K
2019 Q2
28 quarters
LSCC icon
44
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$16.3B
$45M 0.82%
293,953
-49,600
-14% -$6.4M
2019 Q1
29 quarters
NOW icon
45
ServiceNow
NOW
$145B
$44.1M 0.81%
444,205
+290
+0.1% +$28.7K
2016 Q3
39 quarters
CRM icon
46
Salesforce
CRM
$194B
$43.1M 0.79%
275,270
+95
+0% +$16.7K
2016 Q3
39 quarters
BSX icon
47
Boston Scientific
BSX
$62.3B
$41.9M 0.77%
982,444
+241,170
+33% +$13.1M
2018 Q1
33 quarters
ROP icon
48
Roper Technologies
ROP
$36.9B
$37.1M 0.68%
109,535
– –
2020 Q2
24 quarters
MCHP icon
49
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$38.7B
$30.7M 0.56%
336,467
-33,685
-9% -$3M
2013 Q2
52 quarters
IEX icon
50
IDEX
IEX
$17.6B
$30.1M 0.55%
132,653
+70
+0.1% +$14.8K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
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2
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Nicholas Company's Q2 2026 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2026, Nicholas Company held 206 positions worth $5.47B, up 7.3% from $5.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 28% of the portfolio.

Nicholas Company withdrew a net $222M in Q2 2026, closing 11 positions and reducing 78 holdings. Its most notable exit was Adobe, an estimated $18.4M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 36% of assets, up from 32% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

Against the trend, Nicholas Company opened a new position in Arthur J. Gallagher & Co worth $9.35M.

  • Nicholas Company's largest Q2 2026 buy was Arthur J. Gallagher & Co: 40,710 shares worth $9.35M.
  • Nicholas Company added most to Stryker in Q2 2026, an estimated $16.5M increase.
  • Nicholas Company's biggest Q2 2026 reduction was Sanofi, cutting an estimated $60.4M.
  • Nicholas Company fully exited Adobe in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $18.4M.
  • Nicholas Company's ten largest holdings make up 28% of its $5.47B portfolio in Q2 2026.
  • Nicholas Company opened 3 new positions and closed 11 in Q2 2026.
  • Nicholas Company's portfolio value rose 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $5.47B.

Based on Nicholas Company's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 5 Aug 2026.